Hayden’s latest sweet area, Scoop Dog, will use cups and cones, sundaes and drifts, and a taste of what downtown Hayden is everything about.
“We just want to create this really cool synergy down there and have businesses that are feeding off of each other,” said Charlotte Wuestewald, who owns Scoop Dog in addition to Mandy Leonhardt. “I love that the farmers market is down there, and then hopefully it will continue to grow and we will have more businesses eventually … We just kind of want to make that street always fun.”
Scoop Dog at 118 Walnut St. is a basic idea with a little preparation space, approximately 200 square feet, and a walkup window where clients can put their orders. In the open space to the side of the shop, Wuestewald and Leonhardt have actually produced a comfy environment with 2 four-top tables and a picnic table that can seat approximately 12 individuals.
The shop uses 8 tastes of ice cream that are turned weekly to keep clients returning. However, vanilla and chocolate are constantly on the menu. Scoop Dog can likewise produce sundaes and drifts for clients.
“We kind of see what people are asking for,” Wuestewald said of the various tastes of ice cream. “Ben (Bothwell) is really great at Rocky Mountain Creamery because he will make us whatever we want on a Monday, and then we pick it up on that Wednesday.”
Scoop Dog is the latest business endeavor for Wuestewald and Leonhardt, who have actually likewise collaborated to run a number of businesses consisting of Yampa Valley Design in Steamboat and Roost in Hayden. They likewise own the Mt. Harris Laundromat.
Roost and the laundromat are on Walnut Street in addition to Scoop Dog. The partners enjoy to be broadening in the Hayden neighborhood, and they are enjoyed deal with high school trainees in the location.
“We employ 10 high school kids right now between the two businesses, so it’s been really great to give back and to create jobs for high school kids that don’t have vehicles to get to Steamboat or Craig,” Wuestewald said.
Scoop Dog is presently open from 3-8 p.m. Wednesday and Sunday and 4-9 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. When school begins Sept. 1, Scoop Dog’s hours will be restricted to the weekends, however the shop stay open till late October, depending upon the weather condition.
Once the weather condition turns, Scoop Dog will close for the cold weather with strategies of resuming in May — beginning with weekends till school goes out — and after that go back to routine hours once the academic year ends.
“We are hoping to stay open in September and into October if the weather holds,” Wuestewald said. “But if it gets nasty, we will have to close because our seating is all outside.”
Wuestewald said there are strategies to broaden seating in the location beside the shop, and clients might likewise see Scoop Dog’s menu broadened in the future.
“Initially, we bought that building and opened Roost, which is just like a home interior accessory store and has become a little more gifty over the years because that’s what people wanted,” Wuestewald said. “I have always wanted to have something in Hayden just because of growing up there.”
John F. Russell is the business press reporter at the Steamboat Pilot & Today. To reach him, call 970-871-4209, email [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @Framp1966.
